Where does “schwefelähnlich” come from?

schwefelähnlich (German) comes from German Schwefel, from Middle High German swevel, from Old High German sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.

schwefelähnlich (German): sulfury / sulphury

Definitions

  1. sulfury / sulphury

Ancestry of “schwefelähnlich”, step by step

schwefelähnlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwefel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwefelsulfur; brimstone
2Middle High Germanswevel—
3Old High Germansweval—
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur

via German ähnlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanähnlichsimilar; similarly, in a similar way
2Middle High Germananelich—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →Every word from Old High German sweval →Every word from Middle High German swevel →
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